“World War II could be very close”Russian Foreign Minister declared this Sunday, Sergei Lavrovciting words from the president Vladimir Putin, While warning that the application of the right to self -defense without respecting the United Nations Charter will lead to world towards “total chaos”. The statements of the Russian official to the journalist Pavel Zarubin arise in the middle of the climb of tensions after the United States attacks against Iran nuclear facilities This Sunday morning.
Asked about why the western world is supposedly not outraged by the bombings against Iran, Lavrov said: “Well, those are the most cynical. The rest says that Israel has the right to self -defense, as Macron said. Self -defense against what?”
According to Russia, “World War third could be very close”
The Russian Foreign Minister explained that although each country has the right to self -defense enshrined in the United Nations Charter, interpret it in a way that “I decide when to exercise my right and I do not want to look back to the Charter of the United Nations” would be problematic. “But that would no longer be, of course, the world order, but a total chaos,” Lavrov warned.
In this context, the minister cited President Putin directly: “And, as the president said previously, World War third could be very close. ”
Lavrov referred to Putin statements two days ago when, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, he said to be “worried, very worried ” for the threat of that scenario.
“There is great conflict potential just in front of our noses, in Ukraine and in the Middle East”Putin declared on Friday, one day before the US attack against Iran.
At the moment Putin keeps silence about the event, while the former president and current vice president of the Russian Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, questioned the achievements of the attacks Americans. In a line similar to lavorv, Medvedev declared that the vast majority of countries in the world oppose the United States attack against Iran. According to the former Russian president, American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities had the opposite effect: the critical infrastructure did not suffer significant damage and several states are willing to directly transfer nuclear weapons to the Islamic Republic.
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The situation climbed when The United States attacked the Iranian nuclear facilities of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Washington confirmed the massive precision attacks ordered by President Donald Trump against these key sites of the Iranian nuclear program.
The crisis began on June 13, when Israel attacked Iran and declared a state of emergency in the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that the purpose of the military operation was hit the Iranian nuclear infrastructure. In response, the Islamic Republic launched several waves of missile attacks.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia condemned US attacksdescribing them as “Irresponsible” and violations of international law, the United Nations Charter and the resolutions of the UN Security Council. Moscow considered “especially alarming” that the attacks have been made by a permanent member of the Security Council.
Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, who goes to Moscow To keep conversations with Putin, he warned that the United States and Israel “crossed a very large red line by attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities.” The Iranian ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said that the leadership of the Islamic Republic expects the next negotiations in Moscow to become “the starting point to stabilize the situation in the Middle East.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that it did not record increases in radiation levels outside the three facilities attacked, expressing confidence that there will be no consequences for health or the environment.
In the same interview with Zarubin, Lavrov also strongly criticized Western position towards Russia and Ukraine. “His partiality, or rather his intention to use Ukraine against Russia, no longer hides,” said the minister. “They demonize Russia, even demonize that word. This does not completely reflect that almost animal aggressiveness in rhetoric and actions.”
The Russian Foreign Minister made a particular observation about European officials, noting that “Especially the female part of the European Commission stands out. It’s sad”, He said in reference to the president of the Ursula von Commission of LEGEN and the high representative for foreign matters Kaja Kallas . Lavrov said that, according to Putin, “they are our neighbors. And we are not going to isolate ourselves from them, but they must change their behavior. ”
The minister also referred to Economic consequences of Western policies against Russia. “They have almost completely renounced Russian fuels, they have swallowed the terrorist act in northern flows,” said Lavrov. “All this costs hundreds of billions of euros and affects the well -being of its population.” According to the Chancellor, the current situation in Europe and the European economy, as well as social problems in European Union countries, confirm these negative consequences.
“By inertia they try to maintain this aggressiveness. But only to keep the population in some way,” Lavrov concluded. “West has already shown its true face on more than one occasion, especially Europe. Now we are living another period like that.”
Source: Ambito
